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Kindergarten students attend the pilot face-to-face class at Faith International Academy of Davao City, Inc. in Marfori Heights on Monday. Edge Davao

329 Davao City Jail inmates, 2 BJMP staff register for PhilID

Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) inside the Davao City Jail male dormitory got the chance to register for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys).

A total of 329 PDL and two more Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) personnel registered for PhilSys on November 8, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

They are now part of the more than 40 million Filipinos who have completed the Steps 1 (demographic) and 2 (biometrics) registration for the Philippine Identification (PhilID) card or the national ID.

The registration forms part of PSA’s mobile registration strategy to cover more government and private institutions toward the goal of registering at least

50 million this year. Adeline Batucan, Senior Statistical Specialist of PSA-Region 11, said in a recent interview that they have been conducting institutional registration in various agencies to help increase the rate of processed PhilSys registration. In Davao City, PSA-11 conducted registration in the offices of the National Bureau of Investigation, Civil Service Commission, and real estate firm Damosa Land, Inc. in October. The Philippine Postal Corporation will deliver their PhilID cards. Signed into law by President Rodrigo R. Duterte in August 2018, Republic Act 11055, or the Philippine Identification System Act, aims to establish a single national ID for all Filipinos and resident aliens. F329 DAVAO, P6 Davao City upgrades from low to minimal risk classification

Davao City has upgraded from low risk to minimal risk classification as the number of Covid-19 cases in the city continues to drop.

“Good news. From low risk ang atoang numbers karon nga ginatan-aw na indicators sa Department of Health nagapakita na ug minimal risk. This (minimal) is lower classification than low risk. Mao lang pud na ang good news dinha,” Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said on Monday during the Special Hour with Mayor Inday Sara Duterte via Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR).

However, the mayor said making people understand to continue observing the minimum public health protocols even though the city is under alert level 2 is a struggle.

“For the past two weeks it has been a struggle nga pasabton ang mga tao nga we need to continue with the minimum public health standards nga implementation nato ug kini tong mask, distancing, and frequent handwashing with soap and water,” the mayor said.

Mayor Sara reminded all the Dabawenyos that if they continue to disregard the minimum public health standards particularly mask and mass gatherings, there will be a surge in the coming months.

The mayor said the possible impending surge may be fueled by mass gatherFDAVAO P6

Private school starts face-to-face classes

By MAYA M. PADILLO

Aprivate school in Davao City has started implementing face-to-face (F2F) classes on Monday and other private schools could not wait to follow.

Faith International Academy of Davao City, Inc. started the implementation of face-to-face classes on November 29, 2021.

So far, Faith International Academy is the only private school in Davao City that has been granted by the Department of Education (DepEd) and approved by the Department of Health (DOH) to pilot F2F in the Davao Region.

The pilot F2F was participated by 10 Kindergarten students but only nine were physically present in the classroom as one student is in Korea and will be attending the class online.

School head Alastair Walker told members of local media that the F2F will be conducted on a regular schedule of classes and will run until the pilot program ends.

Walker said the school has requested DepEd 11 to pilot the F2F. He said the school complied 15 pages of requirements for them to be upgraded for F2F.

“No one is taking any chances. Some of the requirements changed and situations changed. We are very thankful for the help of DepEd,” he said. Deped 11 spokesperson Jenielito Atillo said the school has complied with all the requirements that include securing consent from the parents and consent from the office of the Barangay Captain. Atillo said the faciliFPRIVATE, P6 Chiz: Address gaps in remote learning due to lack of internet connection

With no end in sight yet to the coronavirus pandemic, senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Gov. Chiz Escudero is pushing for better internet service across the country to close some gaps in distance schooling in light of a recent study which confirmed that poor or lack of connectivity had significantly hindered children’s learning ability during the pandemic. The hard and long lockdowns in the country, considered one of the most stringent in the world by far, following the coronavirus outbreak in the country in March 2020 had prompted the Department of Education (DepEd) to halt in-person classes nationwide and shift to online learning as way to ensure that students and faculty members are safe and protected. But a recent World Bank report, “Remote Learning During COVID-19: Lessons for Today,” showed that lack of access to the internet and slow connection had adversely affected the education of Filipino schoolchildren, as it noted that nine out 10 pupils cannot read. This means that the country’s learning poverty is now at a high of 90% by August 2021, from 69.5% before the pandemic, according to World Bank estimates. Distance learning in the Philippines only covered 20% of households with schoolchildren, it added, similar to Ethiopia, the lowest rate. “Ito na nga ang masakit at hubad na katotohanan ng remote learning na ipinilit ipatupad sa buong bansa kahit sa mga lugar na wala naman o mababa ang kaso ng COVID-19,” Escudero lamented. “Nakaka-alarma na nga ang estado ng edukasyon bago mag-pandemya, tapos nabiktima naman ang ating mga magaaral ng magulong pagpapatupad ng distance learning.” He cited the case of Sorsogon where more than 50% of the barangays are COVID-free, which could have been exempt from the remote learning imposed by the DepEd. Escudero, a veteran legislator, is calling for massive investments for faster internet speed and wider coverage to make connectivity accessible to more students, as he expects hybrid learning to continue for some time even with the limited face-to-face classes recently implemented by the education department. “Sa datos ng World FCHIZ, P6